LabKey Server
| Developer(s) | LabKey Corporation and the LabKey Software Foundation |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 16, 2007[1] |
| Stable release |
23.7.8 (November 7, 2023) [±] |
| Preview release | 20.11 [±] |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | Apache Software License[2] |
| Website | LabKey.org |
LabKey Server is a free open-source laboratory informatics solution released under an Apache license. LabKey acts primarily as a web-based data management platform, though through its use of application programming interfaces (APIs), the software remains highly extensible. LabKey has been adapted to a variety of disciplines, including proteomics, flow cytometry, and observational study management.[3]
LabKey Corporation, the company the develops the software, also sells a number of professional services, including installations and upgrade assistance, training programs, customization, consulting, and support.[4]
Product history
The origins of LabKey Server trace back to 2003, where at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (located in Seattle, Washington) Professor Martin McIntosh saw a need for robust software that would facilitate cooperative proteomics and cancer research, with projects such as the Human Genome Project and the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) caBIG as inspiration.[5][6] By October 2003, McIntosh had recruited three former Microsoft programmers — Mark Igra, Matthew Bellew, and Adam Rauch — to begin development on the core of an open-source application that would later be called the Computational Proteomics Analysis System or CPAS.[6] Initial development was partially funded by the NCI and nonprofit organization The Canary Fund.[5]
As early beta versions of the program floated around the Research Center, popularity grew, necessitating more resources. Another cohort of former Microsoft developers joined the team in early 2005, with
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References
- ↑ "LabKey Software Foundation - News". LabKey Software Foundation. https://www.labkey.org/announcements/home/begin.view. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "LabKey Frequently Asked Questions". LabKey Software Foundation. https://www.labkey.org/wiki/home/page.view?name=HomeFAQ. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "LabKey Server". LabKey Corporation. http://labkey.com/server/labkey-server. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Center, NCI launch open-source software for proteomics analysis". Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. 5 January 2006. http://www.fhcrc.org/content/public/en/news/center-news/2006/01/proteomics-software.html. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nelson, Elizabeth (2 January 2011). "A Seattle Version of the Silicon Valley Garage". LabKey Corporation. http://labkey.com/blog/2011/01/tools-‹-labkey-blog-—-wordpress/. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
